Kirtley and Smith face only true test of credentials

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GRAHAM THORPE, Richard Johnson and Jimmy Ormond all being officially unfit for duty, there is a haphazard feel about the 13 nominated by the England selection committee for the third npower Test match against South Africa starting in Nottingham on Thursday. James Kirtley and Ed Smith will win their first Test caps at the expense of Darren Gough and Anthony McGrath and the chances are that it will be the hard-working Sussex bowler rather than the tall Kent batsman who finds his first appearance a more comfortable experience.

The ball often swings prodigiously in warm weather at Trent Bridge. Although